When it comes to booking holidays, we’ve never been fussed about flying with a budget airline.

After all, who wouldn’t forgo an extra inch of legroom or speedy boarding in favour of having more cash left over for a sundowner (or three) on the beach?

However, Ryanair has just announced a new cabin baggage policy that might make people think twice about booking with the no-frills airline.

Currently, passengers are allowed to bring two pieces of luggage on board with them – generally, a suitcase and a small handbag.

However, from 1 November passengers without priority boarding will only be allowed to bring the small handbag on board, while their larger suitcase will have to be checked into the hold at the gate.

The airline won’t be charging passengers to check in their bags, although it does mean they will be faced with the inconvenience of having to wait for them at the carousel of their destination. Also, the bags will still have to be taken through security, meaning the usual restrictions on liquid allowances will apply – so you can’t even see it as an opportunity to take full-sized sun cream with you.

Ryanair just made a major change to its cabin baggage allowance